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Chapter 14
Itwasthemoveshehadwanted.Shepushedherrookpawnonesquareforward.
ThenextfivemovesfollowedalinethatsheandBennyhadgoneoveronthetelephone,andshegotthefileopen.Butonthesixth,Borgovbroughthisremainingrooktothecenteroftheboardandasshestaredatit,sittingonhisqueenfive,occupyingasquarethatanalysishadnotforeseen,shefeltherstomachsinkandknewthatthecallfromBennyhadonlycoveredoverthefear.Shehadbeenluckyforittocarryherthismanymoves.Borgovhadstartedalineofplayforwhichshehadnocontinuationready.Shewasaloneagain.
Shetookhereyesfromtheboardwithaneffortandlookedoutovertheaudience.Shehadbeenplayingherefordaysandstillthemeresizeofitwasshocking.Sheturneduncertainlybacktotheboard,totherookinthecenter.Shehadtodosomethingaboutthatrook.Sheclosedhereyes.Immediatelythegamewasvisibletoherimaginationwiththelucidityshehadpossessedasachildinbedattheorphanage.Shekepthereyesclosedandexaminedthepositionminutely.Itwasascomplicatedasanythingshehadeverplayedoutfromabook,andtherewasnoprintedanalysistoshowwhatthenextmovewasorwhowouldwin.Therewerenobackwardpawns,nootherweaknesses,noclear-cutlineofattackforeitherplayer.Thematerialwaseven,buthisrookcoulddominatetheboardlikeatankonafieldofcavalry.Itsatonablacksquare,andherblackbishopwasgone.Herpawnscouldnotattackit.Itwouldtakethreemovestogetaknightnearenough.Herownrookwasstuckinitshomecorner.
